School Governors

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance his Department issues in respect of the criteria to determine those suitable for appointment as school governors; and if he will make a statement. [40472]

No specific guidance on this matter has been issued to schools or LEAs. Regulations 4 to 8 and 15 of the Education (School Government) Regulations 1989, as amended, state the circumstances under which a person is disqualified from holding office as a school governor.

Copies of these regulations have been sent to schools and LEAs, and they are also reproduced in the Department's publication "School Governors: a Guide to the Law", which has been made available to every school governor in Wales.

Regulation 7 of the Education (School Government) Regulations 1989, as amended, sets out the circumstances under which a person is disqualified from holding office as a school governor because of a criminal conviction.